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Kyle bought last year's best-selling book for $\$ 19.50$. This is with a $25 \%$ discount from the original price. What was the original price of the book?

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What is the purpose of a cash flow statement?

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Sunglass World sells its sunglasses for $\$ 27.95$ at a $14 \%$ margin, while the wholesaler and the supplier each get a $20 \%$ margin. What is the wholesaler's selling price to Sunglass World?

asked Jun 4 in Mathematics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 122 views

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What are the best practices for handling pricing negotiations and objections in SaaS sales, while maintaining profitability and value for the company?

asked Apr 17 in Advertising & Marketing by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 139 views

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What are the pros and cons of having prisons for profit run by private companies?

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Is Acalytica profitable?

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What is a liability?

asked Feb 18 in Economics & Finance by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 220 views

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What is cash flow?

asked Feb 18 in Economics & Finance by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 176 views

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How is Net Profit After Tax (NPAT)?

asked Feb 13 in Accounting & Tax by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 182 views

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How do businesses use linear programming to optimize resources and maximize profit?

asked Dec 15, 2022 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 213 views

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Simplify the ratio R250: R150: R100.

asked Nov 27, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 89 views

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Mary bought a dress for R395,00 and sold it for R250,00. Calculate the percentage loss correct to one decimal place.

asked Nov 27, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 159 views

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A cell phone which cost R1 200 is sold at a loss of $20 \%$. Calculate the selling price of the cell phone.

asked Nov 27, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 134 views

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$P$ is the profit, in thousands of dollars, of producing and selling $c$ cars.

asked Sep 12, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 165 views

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Work out angle $x$.

asked Jul 22, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 189 views

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A budget is drawn up to work out if the business has made profit or a loss. TRUE/FALSE?

asked Jul 19, 2022 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 250 views

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Jimmy's service pays $\$ 15$ for each workday and $\$ 20$ for Saturdays and Sundays. How much money can he make in 15 days?

asked Jul 6, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 205 views

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what is probability that a system with high fidelity will also have high selectivity?

asked Jun 17, 2022 in Data Science & Statistics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 263 views

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The probability that a construction company will get the tender for constructing a flyover is $0.33$, the probability that it will get the tender for

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The probability that a turbine will have a defective coil is $0.10$, the probability that it will have defective blades is $0.15$, and the probability that it will have both defects is $0.04$.

asked Jun 17, 2022 in Data Science & Statistics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 883 views

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Mipando makes two types of chairs for sale; dining and garden. He intends to make at least 10 dining chairs and at least 20 garden chairs. He wants to make not more than 80 chairs altogether.

asked Apr 1, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 457 views

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What is the definition of profit in financial mathematics?

asked Mar 31, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 372 views

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Which statement is true?

asked Mar 21, 2022 in Data Science & Statistics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 267 views

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Electricity is the flow of

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What is bankruptcy?

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Who can explain the 80-20 rule in finance to me?

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What is gross profit?

asked Feb 19, 2022 in General Knowledge by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 280 views

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The profit $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{x})$ of a cosmetics company, in thousands of dollars, is given by $P(x)=-5 x^{2}+400 x-2550$, where $\mathrm{x}$ is the amount spent on advertising, in thousands of dollars.

asked Feb 15, 2022 in General Knowledge by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 434 views

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Odyssey Travel Agency's monthly profit (in thousands of dollars) depends on the amount of money $x$ (in thousands of dollars) spent on advertising each month according to the rule $P(x)=-x^{2}+8 x+20$

asked Feb 15, 2022 in General Knowledge by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 294 views

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A selling price of a bicycle that had sold for R550,00 last year was increased by $15 \%$. What is the new price?

asked Feb 5, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 673 views

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A company is manufacturing and selling towels. The marginal cost for producing towels is $0.15$ CAD per towel. A market survey has shown that for every $0.10$ CAD increase in the price per towel, the company will sell 50 towels less per week.

asked Feb 4, 2022 in Mathematics by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 382 views

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WHy is cash flow more important than profit in a business?

asked Jan 3, 2022 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 316 views

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'Profit is the maximum value a company can distribute during the year and still expect to be worth as much at the end of the year as it was at the beginning.'

asked Nov 16, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 372 views

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Critically examine the theoretical and empirical validity of the profit maximisation hypothesis.

asked Nov 16, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 522 views

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'The force of competition, the desires of managers and the needs of shareholders combine to ensure that firms maximise profit.' Discuss.

asked Nov 16, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 746 views

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Analyse the effects of an increase in interest rates on the investment activity of a profit maximising firm. Does it matter if inflation increases in proportion to the increase in interest rates?

asked Nov 16, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 351 views

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Briefly analyse the effect of an increase in interest rates on the investment portfolio of a profit maximising holding company.

asked Nov 16, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 406 views

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'Given that the future is unknown, the best we can do is to estimate the likelihood of future events and then use expected profit as the decision criterion.' Discuss.

asked Nov 16, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 646 views

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The data below the shows the number of tap tops sold by 15 sales agents during the last financial year

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A manufacturer has total revenue given by the function $R(x)=75 x$ and has total cost given by $C(x)=50 x+12500$ where $x$ is the number of items produced and sold.

asked Sep 5, 2021 in Mathematics by Siyavula Wooden Status (4.2k points) | 263 views

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A manufacturer has total revenue given by the function $R(x)=15 x$ and has total cost given by $C(x)=12 x+300$ where $x$ is the number of items produced and sold.

asked Sep 5, 2021 in Mathematics by Siyavula Wooden Status (4.2k points) | 336 views

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Bright Star Couriers is analyzing the possible acquisition of Mama Restaurants. Neither firm has debt. The forecasts of Bright Star show that the purchase would increase its annual aftertax cash flow by \$600,000 indefinitely.

asked Aug 9, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Maths Genie Bronze Status (8.8k points) | 333 views

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How is it possible for a company to show positive net income but go bankrupt?

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Is it possible for a company to show positive cash flows but be in grave trouble?

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Walk me through a cash flow statement.

asked Jul 19, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 518 views

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What is the difference between cash flow and profit? Why is it possible for a firm to be profitable and yet bankrupt?

asked Jul 18, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 467 views

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What is the difference between cash flow and profit?

asked Jun 26, 2021 in General Knowledge by ♦AstraNova Diamond (55.3k points) | 409 views

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A certain company's main source of income is selling cloth bracelets. The company's annual profit (in thousands of dollars) as a function of the price of a bracelet (in dollars) is modeled by:

asked Jun 14, 2021 in Mathematics by ♦Maths Genie Bronze Status (8.8k points) | 1.7k views

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The number is a single digit. It is an even number and divisible by 2. It looks like pair of glasses on their side. It looks the same if written upside down. What is the number

asked Mar 28, 2021 in Mathematics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 303 views

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A jewellery store runs a promotion of 20% discount on all their watches.

asked Feb 20, 2021 in Mathematics by ♦Acalytica Platinum (97.7k points) | 283 views

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